Barguna-2

Barguna-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Sultana Nadira of the Awami League.

Barguna-2
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Barguna District
Division	Barisal Division
Electorate	268,366 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created	1984
← 109 Barguna-1 111 Patuakhali-1 →

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Bamna, Betagi, and Patharghata upazilas.^[2][3]

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from the Patuakhali-1 constituency when the former Patuakhali District was split into two districts: Barguna and Patuakhali.^[4]

Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census.^[5] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.^[6]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1986	Syed Rahmatur Rob Irtiza Ahsan	Jatiya Party[7]
	1988	Nurul Islam Moni	Independent[8]
	Feb 1996	Golam Sarwar Hiru	BNP
	Jun 1996		Islami Oikya Jote
	2001	Nurul Islam Moni	BNP
	2008	Golam Sabur Tulu	Awami League
	2013 by-election	Showkat Hasanur Rahman Rimon
	2024	Sultana Nadira

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Barguna-2^[9][10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Showkat Hasanur Rahman	117,382	86.2
	Independent	Abul Hossain Sikder	16,129	11.8
	Gano Front	Md. Kamruzzaman Liton	2,717	2.0
Majority			101,253	74.3
Turnout			136,228	58.8
	AL hold

Golam Sabur Tulu died in July 2013. Showkat Hasanur Rahman of the Awami League was elected in an October by-election.^[11]

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Barguna-2^[2][12][13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Golam Sabur Tulu	90,161	52.0	+25.2
	BNP	Khondokar Mahbub Hossain	66,433	38.3	−9.4
	IAB	Sayed Ashak Md. Abul Khair	16,138	9.3	N/A
	BDB	Abdur Rahman	312	0.2	N/A
	JI	Sultan Ahmad	273	0.2	N/A
Majority			23,728	13.7	−7.1
Turnout			173,317	85.5	+16.4
	AL gain from BNP

General Election 2001: Barguna-2^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Nurul Islam Moni	44,014	47.7	+22.2
	AL	Golam Sarwar Hiru	24,772	26.8	+4.2
	Jatiya Party (M)	Anwar Hossain Manju	19,350	21.0	N/A
	IJOF	Md. Nurul Islam Khan	2,934	3.2	N/A
	Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Mahbub)	Md. Altaf Hossain Badal	1,175	1.3	N/A
	Independent	Sali Uddin	58	0.1	N/A
	Independent	Md. Bellal Hossain	57	0.1	N/A
Majority			19,242	20.8	+19.1
Turnout			92,360	69.1	−6.0
	BNP gain from IOJ

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Barguna-2^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	IOJ	Golam Sarwar Hiru	21,848	27.1	N/A
	BNP	Nurul Islam Moni	20,505	25.5	+21.3
	AL	Golam Kabir	18,185	22.6	+2.7
	JP(E)	Khandoker Mahbub Hossain	17,234	21.4	+21.2
	JI	Md. Tiabur Rahman	1,583	2.0	N/A
	Zaker Party	Md. Mojibur Rahman	504	0.6	−0.2
	NAP	Md. Aminul Islam	361	0.4	N/A
	BKA	Md. Bojilur Rahman	315	0.4	N/A
Majority			1,343	1.7	−6.8
Turnout			80,535	75.1	+21.0
	IOJ gain from Independent

General Election 1991: Barguna-2^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Nurul Islam Moni	19,616	28.4
	AL	Golam Kabir	13,764	19.9
	Independent	Golam Sarwar	11,001	15.9
	NDP	Syed Rahmatur Rob Irtiza Ahsan	9,043	13.1
	Independent	Md. Golam Sarwar Kamal	5,434	7.9
	Independent	Khandoker Mahbub Hossain	4,750	6.9
	BNP	A. K. M. Aktaruzzaman Almgir	2,870	4.2
	BAKSAL	A. Kader Molla	1,216	1.8
	Zaker Party	A. T. M. Hannan	517	0.7
	Independent	Shamsuddin Azad	422	0.6
	Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD	Nurul Islam	163	0.2
	JP(E)	G. M. Sarwar	152	0.2
	FP	Md. Sobhan Khan	89	0.1
Majority			5,852	8.5
Turnout			69,037	54.1
	Independent gain from